Born
in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late Marion N. and Mary Margaret
Martin Holland. She was a member of the First Christian Church and had retired
from Texas Instruments as a press operator.

Survivors
include a son, Edward Newton Hay, Versailles; two grandsons, Jason Gordon,
Frankfort, and Cory Hay, Versailles; three sisters, Helen McIntosh, Peggy Flora,
and Gay Etherington, all of Versailles; a brother, Jimmy Holland, Lawrenceburg;
two great grandchildren, Courtney Gordon and Jason Gordon Jr.; and five nieces
and nephews.

A
native of Franklin County, he was the son of the late John and Ruth Lee Renfro.
He worked as a machinist and in maintenance for H.K. Porter in Frankfort and
Clark Equipment in Georgetown. He was a member of the Lebanon Baptist Church.

In
addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Debbie Renfro, Midway; two
sons, Phillip Michael Renfro, Frankfort, and Stephen Clinton Renfro, Anderson
County; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren. A daughter, Rebecca Renfro
Small, and a son, Gregory L. Renfro, are deceased.

Contributions
may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele Street, Frankfort, KY 40601.

Soyza

Darrell
Soyza, 66, of Lexington, formerly of Michigan and of Elizabethtown, husband of
Bernadette Ianthe Soyza, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, in Lexington.

A
native of Colombo, Sri Lanka, he had lived in the U.S. since 1984. He had
retired to Kentucky where his wife had taken a position as a teacher at the
Versailles Montessori School. He had attended the University of Louisville and
had retired as an accountant for the McGregor Plumbing and Heating Company in
Harbor Springs, Mich. He maintained an avid interest in growing orchids and had
been treasurer and an active member of the Orchid Society of Sri Lanka. He was a
member of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lexington.

In
addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Anouk Soyza-Glover,
Kalamazoo, Mich.; two sons, Damian Soyza, Toledo, Ohio, and Derrick Soyza,
Okemos, Mich.; two sisters; a brother; and four grandchildren.

Services
were conducted Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home
by Fr. Frank Osburg. Following cremation, Mr. Soyza will be returned to his
native country.

Born
Jan. 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Calvin and Laura
Elizabeth Hendricks Jordan, and was a member of the Clear Creek Baptist Church.

She
is survived by three daughters, Wyona Sturgeon, Louise Armstrong, and Frances
Bright, all of Versailles; two sons, Jack Sturgeon, Lexington, and Charles
Sturgeon Jr., Midway; two sisters, Elizabeth Wade, Lexington, and Mary Nethery,
Taylorsville; 15 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and two
step-grandchildren. A daughter, Wanda Durr, is deceased.

Services
were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at the Duell Clark Funeral Chapel by the
Rev. Tom Hinkle. Burial was in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs.
Sturgeon’s grandsons served as casket bearers.

Contributions
may be made to the Franklin County unit of Hospice of the Bluegrass.

She
was the daughter of the late David R. and Hettie P. Shepherd Cox of Louisville.
She was founder and co-owner of Lanco Mortgage and a member of Jessamine
Christian Church.

She
is survived by her children, Kathy Tincher, Versailles, Monna Treadway,
Nicholasville, and Tim Thore, Nicholasville; six grandchildren, Kaitlyn and
Chase Tincher, Blake and Hannah Treadway, and Landon and Austin Thore; two
sisters, Bernice Helmick, Lexington, and Geri Neuberger, Kansas City, Kan. A
brother, David R. Cox Jr., is deceased.

Services
will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Jessamine
Christian Church by the Rev. Bruce Heller and the Rev. Craig Yates. Burial will
follow in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers will be David Allen Cox,
Mike Cox, Steve Helmick, John Sexton, Jay Johnson and Tom Dean.

Memorial
contributions may be made to the Jessamine Christian Church or the Arthritis
Foundation. Arrangements by Betts & West Funeral Home.

Guest
book at Legacy.com.

Thomas

Katherine
Thomas, 68, of Frankfort, wife of George Thomas, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at
the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.

Born
in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Addie Wilson. She
was a former Genesco Shoe Factory employee and was a retired 28-year state
employee.

In
addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Jeanie Harris,
Joyce Stewart, and Janice Sexton, all of Frankfort; a son, William C. Baker Jr.,
Frankfort; two sisters, Louise Wright, Versailles, and Iva Elliott,
Nicholasville; two brothers, Donald Wilson, Monterey, and Kirby Wilson,
Lawrenceburg; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.